Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 58,152 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in China, mainland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in China, mainland is 58,152 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 1.42 million m3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31,800 m3, in 1995.
That places China, mainland 67th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31,800 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 60,000 m3 | +88.7% |
| 1997 | 66,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 104,000 m3 | +57.6% |
| 1999 | 104,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 956,000 m3 | +819.2% |
| 2001 | 685,200 m3 | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million m3 | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million m3 | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million m3 | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 939,000 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 323,000 m3 | -65.6% |
| 2008 | 255,000 m3 | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 354,000 m3 | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 343,204 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 256,424 m3 | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 185,005 m3 | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 199,748 m3 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 210,297 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 177,599 m3 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 199,199 m3 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 182,625 m3 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 190,874 m3 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 203,197 m3 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 159,614 m3 | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 147,822 m3 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 97,108 m3 | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 58,458 m3 | -39.8% |
| 2024 | 58,152 m3 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +819.2% | 104,000 m3 | 956,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,160 m3 | 31,800 m3 | 104,000 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 840,220 m3 | 255,000 m3 | 1.42 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,817 m3 | 177,599 m3 | 343,204 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,231 m3 | 58,152 m3 | 159,614 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in China, mainland was 58,152 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million m3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,800 m3 in 1995.
- How does China, mainland rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 67th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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